Show threadmem_somervilleJan 27, 2023

The lace I copied was this #Boston area (?) #calash that I love. It's enormous. I don't have the lace dimensions but I used a typical grid size.

#18thCenturyFashion #TextileHistory

https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/50521

mem_somervilleNov 12, 2022

1/2 Heading out later, but as the last wave of #HurricaneNicole remnants is still moving through, I'll show you the current #BobbinLace project before I leave.

My current piece is a replica lace. I copied the pattern from this #18thCentury #calash in the Historic New England collection.

I took a class in #torchon design recently, and this was one of my projects--how to diagram the pattern and represent it.

https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/50521

Loads of fun, eat Squirrel Brand Butter Chews, Squirrel Brand Co., 10-12 Boardman Street, Cambridge, Mass., undated

One squirrel pulls another squirrel in a wagon loaded with Butter Chews. The ad is mounted on a board with an attached piece to fold out so it will stand on a flat surface.